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Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler 1518 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Burnchurch, Ireland., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Cork, Ireland., Cork, Munster, Ireland

Father: Lord Butler

Mother: Lady FitzGerald

Spouse(s): Lord Roche

Children(s): Lord Roche

Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy was born in 1518 in Burnchurch, Ireland., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Lord Knight Piers “Red Piers” Butler and Lady Margaret FitzGerald. Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy married Lord David Roche, and had children including Lord Maurice Roche. Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy passed away in 1565 in Cork, Ireland., Cork, Munster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy was born in 1518 in Burnchurch, Ireland., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Lord Knight Piers “Red Piers” Butler and Lady Margaret FitzGerald.
  • Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy married Lord David Roche, and had children including Lord Maurice Roche.
  • Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy passed away in 1565 in Cork, Ireland., Cork, Munster, Ireland.

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Lady Butler's Ancestors

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Lady Butler
1518 – 1565
Birth Place: Burnchurch, Ireland., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
Lord Knight Piers “Red Piers” Butler
1464 – 1539
Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Margaret) FitzGerald
1465 – 1542
Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Butler's Descendants

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Lady (Ellen "Elaine") Butler (1518 – 1565) m. Lord (David) Roche (1535 – Nov 1581)
  1. 1. Lord (Maurice) Roche (1558 – 1611) m. Lady (Catherine FitzGerald, Viscountess) Roche (1581 – November 1623)
    1. 1. Edward (FitzMaurice) Roche (1588 – 1626) m. Bridget Sullivan (1590 – )
      1. 1. Francis (de la) Roche (1610 – 1669) m. Jane ('Catherine') Coppinger (1618 – Abt. 1675)
        1. 1. Edward (Edmund) Roche (1648 – 1696) m. Catherine Lavallin (1649 – 1703)

Lady Butler's Timeline

6 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy in Burnchurch, Kilkenny, Ireland
Burnchurch, Kilkenny, Ireland
1518
1518
Birth of Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy in Burnchurch, Ireland., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Burnchurch, Ireland., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
1565
1565
Age 47
Death of Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1565
1565
Age 47
Death of Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1565
1565
Age 47
Death of Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy in Cork, Ireland., Cork, Munster, Ireland
Cork, Ireland., Cork, Munster, Ireland
1597
2 July 1597
Age 79
Death of Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler , Viscountess Fermoy in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Burnchurch, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Burnchurch, Ireland., Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire; Wiltshire Church of England Bishop's Transcripts; Reference Number: BT/Brom/Bdl. 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 July 1597
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Cork, Ireland., Cork, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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